diff --git a/types/mongoose-paginate-v2/index.d.ts b/types/mongoose-paginate-v2/index.d.ts
index ca8b7eac91..df4c1f7419 100644
--- a/types/mongoose-paginate-v2/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/mongoose-paginate-v2/index.d.ts
@@ -57,4 +57,5 @@ declare module 'mongoose' {
 }
 
 import mongoose = require('mongoose');
-export function _(schema: mongoose.Schema): void;
+declare function _(schema: mongoose.Schema): void;
+export = _;